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Sam Francis
Tono1963

Not on view
Abstract print with bold black ink on off-white paper, featuring looping calligraphic forms, drips, spatters, and tonal gray masses across a horizontal composition

Sam Francis, John Dowell, Tono, 1963, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift through the Contemporary Art Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sam Francis
California, active France, Japan, United States, 1923-1994
Artist or Maker
John Dowell
Title
Tono
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1963
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 22 1/2 × 30 1/2 in. (57.15 × 77.47 cm) Image: 22 1/2 × 30 1/2 in. (57.15 × 77.47 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift through the Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.65.64.9
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© 2015 Sam Francis Foundation, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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